The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-25

| IDe location Is one OIL the best III tOWN
| Under Sheriff Wooiin was a it'll
late reporting for duty Monday morn
ing, but it was all on account OF havin,
waited To get an introduction to tn
boy that called at his house that day
The water has been cased off in tn,
new gas well and the gas has agair
made its appearance. This proves
conclusively that there Is no trouble
about the gas if the well can he KEEP
dry.
The Christian Church expects {,
start a protracted meeting Saturday
evening the 20 inst. The Evangelist
Jas. NJ. TennisOn will conduct tn,
meeting. Every body invited to at
tend.
The Misses Brown have received
their spring stock of millinery goods
and invite the ladies of lola and vacin
ity to call and examine them. Theirt
stock::is well assorted and Of the lates
styles.
By private letter from a friend ir
PaOla we learn that Rev. Scott wal
greeted by very large audience on the
occasion of his first Sundays services
in that place, and that his discourset
were well received.
Gentlemen wishing spring or sum-
mer suits should not fail to call on
George Davies, the tailor, and exam.
inc his samples. The spring suitings
are very handsome, and Mr. Davies
says they sre cheaper than ever before
So he paid the fare and went
Jonah, l., B
History repeats itself. AS jonah
did so will they all do after nexl
Thursday,-all but the newspaper
men. General laws don't apply to them
thank goodness.
Last weeks Colony Free Press has
a long and enthusiastic account of the
recent A. o. U. w. banbuet at this
place. which we would be glad to copy
if our space permitted. We are glad t.
know that the visitors were pleased
with their entertain ent.
The ladies of the Library Association
are preparing to give a grand enter.
tainment some time in May, consist
ing of flower and strawberry festival,
accompanied by other novel and inter
esting features. More definite an
nouncement will be made later.
A pair Of handsome lady's mitteus
or a handsome pair of lady's mittens,
or pair of lady's handsome mittens,
was found in the Opera House after
the A. o. U. w, social on the 8th inst.
and have been left at this office. The
owner may have them by paying for
this notice.
Mr.. r. T. Kincade, of Burlington,
has purchased the COnkling property
at the north end of Washington ave.
nue. and moved into it with his family
last week. Mr.. Kincade is the gener-
al agent for the German Insurance
Company, and we are glad to have
him locate here.
We have been much interested in
looking over old copies of the Magnolia
Weakly, published at Richmond, Va,
and the Raleigh, IN. CO. Daily Pro-
yress, kindly handed us by Mr.. E. r.
Mabie, of Geneva township. They are
dated 1S64-5, and Mr.. Mabie has had
them ever since he went soldering in
Dixie.
At large meeting of colored voters
held at Paola last Monday, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously pass
ed:
RESOLVED. That the Congress sional career OF the
Hon. Is H Funston has in every respect been
satisfactory to us, and that we promise him
our earnest support, so 10 9 as he remains, as
h. ha, In the past, true to the nation and true
to the negroes.
We learn that Mr.. J. H. Spicer, of
Geneva township, had valuable team
of horses killed in a singular manner
last Saturday. They were at work
narrowing when they became fright
ened and ran away. The harrow was
soon turned over and the horses, be-
coming tangled i'm the harness, fell on
to the upturned teeth and were both
killed. The loss is a severe one, COM
ing as it does in the beginning of the
busy season.
The third address of the "Home
Lecture Course" will be delivered by
Mr.. J. F. Shinn. tho bright young re-
porter of the District Court, at the
Opera House Thursday evening,
March 81, on the subject "The False
Staedard." AS a matter of
CO urtesy to a stranger guest" no less
than for the sake of the en- tertainment
itself, the house should be crowded.
The usual price Of admission, Ii cents,
will be charged.
Before adjournment the Missouri
Legislature modestly passed the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That we hereby tender to ourselves
a vote of thanks for the able and wise man er
in which We have discharged our duty.
When it is remembered that their
''duty" was so shamefully neglected
that the Governor has declared his in.
tention Of calling An extra session, the
''gall" of this resolution will be appre-
ciated.
Gov. Martin has designated April IA.
as Arbor Day. Arbor Day has become
so settled an institution in Kansas and
is always SO generally observed that
the bare of announcement of the date
Is all that is necessary to insure its
observance. If We were to make a sug-
gestiOn, however, it would be that
come of our citizens take it upon them
selves to replace the dead trees in the
school house grounds. Most of the
trees that were set out last spring did
well; but few of them failed to get
through the summer and these should
be replaced. If We persevere for few
years the school grounds will present
an appearance we will be proud of.
TheJamestown dress goods haveproved
themselves equal to all our claims and
guarantees. 1st-tO be made from the
very best selected material by the most
skilled workmen, wool dyed, and col
ored as fast As the purest dyes and best
skill known can make them. 2d-not
to crumple easily. They are entirely